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Various English association football clubs located in East Anglia vie for being the Pride of Anglia, an unofficial title celebrated by fans of the clubs involved. These clubs include Cambridge United, Colchester United, Ipswich Town, Norwich City and Peterborough United—although by modern geographical reckoning, Essex is not considered part of East Anglia.

Currently, fans of both Ipswich and Norwich can claim their club to be the Pride of Anglia under the two most widely-regarded methods for deciding the accolade, most recent league position,^[1] and most recent result in the East Anglian derby,^[2] respectively.

Description

Professional association football teams from the ceremonial counties that make up East Anglia (i.e. the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire in England) compete for this unofficial title. No actual official trophy or reward is awarded.

Winning the most recent East Anglian derby and finishing as the highest Anglian team in the league pyramid are the two main measures employed by fans/pundits etc. that decide who can claim this title. The main two football clubs vying for the title are Ipswich Town from Suffolk and Norwich City from Norfolk. Both teams currently regularly compete in the top two tiers in the English football league and often find themselves in the same division, meaning at least two derby matches will be played during the season as league games, in addition to any cup / play-off games where the two teams may be drawn against each other.

Other league clubs from the region include Colchester United, Peterborough United and Cambridge United. These teams occasionally find themselves in the same league as Norwich and Ipswich and thus have the opportunity to claim the title for finishing highest in the league. In 2007, Colchester United finished in the highest league position in East Anglia and the club were (uniquely) awarded a special trophy by Anglia Television to mark the occasion.^[3]

East Anglian derby

When Norwich and Ipswich meet, the match is known as the 'East Anglian derby', first played in 1902. The most recent encounter played on 6 April 2024 at Carrow Road ended in a 1-0 victory to Norwich. As of April 2024, Norwich have not been beaten by Ipswich in a competitive derby match for 15 years, dating back to April 2009.^[4]

In recent years, the fixture has sometimes been humorously called the 'Old Farm derby',^[5] a reference to the Old Firm derby played between rival Glasgow clubs Celtic and Rangers,^[6] and to the prominence of agriculture in East Anglia. The derby has been described as one of the best derbies in the UK.^[7]

League position

Another commonly employed measure for "Pride of Anglia", and one that encompasses all of the East Anglian teams, is the side finishing as the highest-placed East Anglian team in the English football league system.^[8]^{[dead link‍]}

In the 2023–24 season, Ipswich finished in the highest league position of all East Anglian clubs for the first time in some years.^[1] and will by default be the best in Anglia on league position until at least the end of the 2024-2025 season for being the only club from the region in the highest tier of English football. Norwich City defeated Ipswich Town during the 2023-2024 season, meaning they also can lay claim to the Pride of Anglia title.

Current Games

References

^ ^a ^b "TNT Sports is not available in your region".
^ MacInnes, Paul (15 May 2015). "Alex Neil's Norwich ready to renew Pride of Anglia mandate against Ipswich". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^ U's gain Anglia acclaim, Colchester United FC, 2007-05-18. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
^ "Norwich City football club: Record v Ipswich%20Town".
^ Stevenson, Jonathan (19 April 2009). "Live – Premier League & FA Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
^ Haugh, Richard (15 May 2015). "Norwich v Ipswich: Play-off clash reignites old rivalry". BBC News. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
^ "Anglian derby England's second greatest rivalry". East Anglian Daily Times. 3 March 2008. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
^ Chris Lakey (1 April 2007). "Cureton tells fans good times are coming". Norwich Evening News. Retrieved 20 April 2007.

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[2] MacInnes, Paul (15 May 2015). "Alex Neil's Norwich ready to renew Pride of Anglia mandate against Ipswich". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

[trophy-3] U's gain Anglia acclaim, Colchester United FC, 2007-05-18. Retrieved 2013-05-23.

[derbylist-4] "Norwich City football club: Record v Ipswich%20Town".

[5] Stevenson, Jonathan (19 April 2009). "Live – Premier League & FA Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 April 2009.

[desp-6] Haugh, Richard (15 May 2015). "Norwich v Ipswich: Play-off clash reignites old rivalry". BBC News. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

[EADT-7] "Anglian derby England's second greatest rivalry". East Anglian Daily Times. 3 March 2008. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

[8] Chris Lakey (1 April 2007). "Cureton tells fans good times are coming". Norwich Evening News. Retrieved 20 April 2007.

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-Various [[England|English]] [[football (soccer)|association football]] clubs located in [[East Anglia]] vie for being the '''Pride of Anglia''', an unofficial title celebrated by fans of the clubs involved. These clubs include [[Cambridge United F.C.|Cambridge United]], [[Colchester United]], [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]], [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] and [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]]—although  by modern geographical reckoning, [[Essex]] is not considered part of East Anglia. Currently, fans of Norwich can claim their club to be the Pride of Anglia under the two most common methods for deciding it, '''most recent league position''' and '''most recent result in the [[East Anglian derby]]'''.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/may/15/alex-neil-norwich-ipswich-championship-play-off-semi-final-second-leg | title=Alex Neil's Norwich ready to renew Pride of Anglia mandate against Ipswich | newspaper=The Guardian | first=Paul | last=MacInnes | date=15 May 2015 | accessdate=21 February 2021 }}</ref>
+Various [[England|English]] [[football (soccer)|association football]] clubs located in [[East Anglia]] vie for being the '''Pride of Anglia''', an unofficial title celebrated by fans of the clubs involved. These clubs include [[Cambridge United F.C.|Cambridge United]], [[Colchester United]], [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]], [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] and [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]]—although  by modern geographical reckoning, [[Essex]] is not considered part of East Anglia.
+Currently, fans of both Ipswich and Norwich can claim their club to be the Pride of Anglia under the two most widely-regarded methods for deciding the accolade, '''most recent league position''',<ref name="2024 season">{{cite web | url=https://www.tntsports.co.uk/football/championship/2023-2024/standings.shtml | title=TNT Sports is not available in your region }}</ref> and '''most recent result in the [[East Anglian derby]]''',<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/may/15/alex-neil-norwich-ipswich-championship-play-off-semi-final-second-leg | title=Alex Neil's Norwich ready to renew Pride of Anglia mandate against Ipswich | newspaper=The Guardian | first=Paul | last=MacInnes | date=15 May 2015 | accessdate=21 February 2021 }}</ref> respectively.
 ==Description==
 [[File:Colchester_Pride_of_Anglia_2007.jpg|thumb|right|Colchester Chief Executive, Marie Partner with "Pride of Anglia" trophy, awarded by [[Anglia Television]] in 2007. This the only time (on record) a reward has been bestowed on a club for achieving "Pride of Anglia" status]]
-Professional [[association football]] teams from the ceremonial counties that make up [[East Anglia]] (i.e. the counties of [[Norfolk]], [[Suffolk]], [[Essex]] and [[Cambridgeshire]] in England) compete for this unofficial title (no actual official trophy or reward is awarded) which is celebrated by fans, pundits/media and the clubs themselves (among others) merely as regional prestige/[[bragging rights]] etc..{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}
+Professional [[association football]] teams from the ceremonial counties that make up [[East Anglia]] (i.e. the counties of [[Norfolk]], [[Suffolk]], [[Essex]] and [[Cambridgeshire]] in England) compete for this unofficial title. No actual official trophy or reward is awarded.
-Winning the most recent [[East Anglian derby]] and/or finishing as the highest Anglian team in the league pyramid are the two main measures employed by fans/pundits etc. that decide who can claim this title.  The main two football clubs vying for the title are [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] from Suffolk and [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] from Norfolk. Both teams regularly compete in the top two tiers in the English football league in recent times and often find themselves in the same league, meaning at least two derby matches will be played during the season as league games, in addition to any cup/play-off games where the two teams may be drawn against each other. Potentially, the holder of the title using the derby game method can change many times during the season.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}
+Winning the most recent [[East Anglian derby]] and finishing as the highest Anglian team in the league pyramid are the two main measures employed by fans/pundits etc. that decide who can claim this title. The main two football clubs vying for the title are [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] from Suffolk and [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] from Norfolk. Both teams currently regularly compete in the top two tiers in the English football league and often find themselves in the same division, meaning at least two derby matches will be played during the season as league games, in addition to any cup / play-off games where the two teams may be drawn against each other.
-Other league clubs from the region include [[Colchester United]], [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] and [[Cambridge United F.C.|Cambridge United]]. These teams occasionally find themselves in the same league as the aforementioned two protagonists and thus have the opportunity to claim the title for finishing highest in the league. This has only happened in 2007 to Colchester United, the club were (uniquely) awarded a special trophy by [[Anglia Television]] to mark the event.<ref name=trophy>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110807180855/http://www.cu-fc.com/page/News/0%2C%2C10424~1027289%2C00.html#continue U's gain Anglia acclaim], Colchester United FC, 2007-05-18. Retrieved 2013-05-23.</ref>
+Other league clubs from the region include [[Colchester United]], [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]] and [[Cambridge United F.C.|Cambridge United]]. These teams occasionally find themselves in the same league as Norwich and Ipswich and thus have the opportunity to claim the title for finishing highest in the league. In 2007, Colchester United finished in the highest league position in East Anglia and the club were (uniquely) awarded a special trophy by [[Anglia Television]] to mark the occasion.<ref name=trophy>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110807180855/http://www.cu-fc.com/page/News/0%2C%2C10424~1027289%2C00.html#continue U's gain Anglia acclaim], Colchester United FC, 2007-05-18. Retrieved 2013-05-23.</ref>
 ==East Anglian derby==
 {{main|East Anglian derby}}
-When Norwich and Ipswich meet, the match is known as the '[[East Anglian derby]]', first played in 1902. The most recent encounter played on 10 February 2019 ended in a 3–0 win for Norwich.<ref name="bbc.co.uk">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47106014|title=Lambert sent off as Norwich win derby|work=BBC Sport}}</ref> As of February 2019, Norwich have not been beaten by Ipswich in a competitive derby match since April 2009. The fixture is sometimes referred to as the "Old Farm derby", a humorous reference to the "[[Glasgow]] [[Old Firm]] derby" and the stereotypical rural nature and farming tradition of East Anglia.
+When Norwich and Ipswich meet, the match is known as the '[[East Anglian derby]]', first played in 1902. The most recent encounter played on 6 April 2024 at [[Carrow Road]] ended in a 1-0 victory to Norwich. As of April 2024, Norwich have not been beaten by Ipswich in a competitive derby match for 15 years, dating back to April 2009.<ref name="derbylist">{{cite web | url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/norwich-city/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Ipswich%20Town/ | title=Norwich City football club: Record v Ipswich%20Town }}</ref>
+In recent years, the fixture has sometimes been humorously called the 'Old Farm derby',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8006883.stm|title=Live – Premier League & FA Cup|last=Stevenson|first=Jonathan|date=19 April 2009|publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=19 April 2009}}</ref> a reference to the [[Old Firm]] derby played between rival [[Glasgow]] clubs [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] and [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]],<ref name=desp>{{Cite web | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-32736327| work=BBC News | title = Norwich v Ipswich: Play-off clash reignites old rivalry | first = Richard | last = Haugh | date = 15 May 2015 | access-date = 26 February 2017}}</ref> and to the  [[Agriculture in the United Kingdom|prominence of agriculture in East Anglia]]. The derby has been described as one of the best derbies in the UK.<ref name="EADT">{{Cite web | url = http://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/anglian_derby_england_s_second_greatest_rivalry_1_187286 | title = Anglian derby England's second greatest rivalry | work = East Anglian Daily Times | date = 3 March 2008 | access-date = 26 February 2017 | archive-date = 18 January 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160118150531/http://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/anglian_derby_england_s_second_greatest_rivalry_1_187286 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
 ==League position==
 [[File:Pride Of Anglia League Performance.svg|thumb|upright=1.2|League positions for the five professional association football clubs in East Anglia]]
-Another commonly employed measure for "Pride of Anglia", and one that encompasses all of the East Anglian teams, is the side finishing as the highest-placed East Anglian team in the [[English football league system]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://new.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/Sport/story.aspx?brand=ENOnline&category=Sport&tBrand=ENOnline&tCategory=Sport&itemid=NOED01%20Apr%202007%2016%3A44%3A11%3A370 |title=Cureton tells fans good times are coming |access-date = 2007-04-20 |date=2007-04-01 |work=Norwich Evening News |author=Chris Lakey}} {{dead link|date=October 2010 |bot=H3llBot}}</ref> In the [[2019–20 in English football|2019–20 season]], Norwich finished bottom of the [[2021–22 Premier League]], making them the highest-ranked East Anglian team. Their nearest local competition was Peterborough United, who finished 7th in [[2021–22 EFL League One|League One]], with Ipswich finishing 11th. Norwich will also be highest finishers in the [[2022–23 in English football|2022–23 season]] by virtue of being the only East Anglian club in the second tier; second place will be contested by Peterborough and Ipswich.
+Another commonly employed measure for "Pride of Anglia", and one that encompasses all of the East Anglian teams, is the side finishing as the highest-placed East Anglian team in the [[English football league system]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://new.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/Sport/story.aspx?brand=ENOnline&category=Sport&tBrand=ENOnline&tCategory=Sport&itemid=NOED01%20Apr%202007%2016%3A44%3A11%3A370 |title=Cureton tells fans good times are coming |access-date = 2007-04-20 |date=2007-04-01 |work=Norwich Evening News |author=Chris Lakey}}</ref>{{dead link|date=October 2010 |bot=H3llBot}}
-==Current status==
-Norwich City will be the only East Anglian team in second tier making them the highest-ranked East Anglian team at least until the end of the [[2022–23 in English football|2022–23 season]]. There will be no East Anglian teams in the highest tier of English football for the 2022-23 season. Norwich are also the most recent derby match winners, winning the match played on 10 February 2019, 3–0. Currently there are no derby matches scheduled as Norwich and Ipswich play in different divisions and the only way the teams could meet is for a cup game.<ref name="bbc.co.uk"/> Peterborough and Ipswich will play in the 3rd tier of English football and compete for "2nd in Anglia".
+In the [[2023–24 in English football|2023–24 season]], Ipswich finished in the highest league position of all East Anglian clubs for the first time in some years.<ref name="2024 season"/> and will by default be the best in Anglia on league position until at least the end of the 2024-2025 season for being the only club from the region in the highest tier of English football. Norwich City defeated Ipswich Town during the 2023-2024 season, meaning they also can lay claim to the Pride of Anglia title.
-For the 2023-24 season onwards, Norwich could be relegated to the 3rd tier with Peterborough, Cambridge and Ipswich having the possibility to be promoted to the 2nd tier meaning Norwich may not be the Pride of Anglia by default for the foreseeable future as has been the case previously.
+==Current Games==
 ==See also==
 *[[East Anglian derby]]
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+[[Category:Football derbies in England]]

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